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Ollie Olsen has been at the forefront of the Australian cultural underground since the 1970s. He studied composition with legendary composer Felix Werder, after which he formed the Reals, then the Young Charlatans with Rowland S. Howard. Later in his career, Olsen released a sizable quantity of techno and dance music on the Psy-Harmonics label throughout the 1990s, and in recent years has turned back to live performance with Taipan Tiger Girls, opening a new chapter in a personal musical and artistic journey of over forty years.

For his “Class of 2018”, Ollie has assembled 3 formidable acts to perform a night of electronic and experimental drones. Headlining is Vacuum, made up of Andrea Blake (Chrome Dome/Asps) and Jenny Branagan (Nun). Together they curate a collection of ‘found sounds’ from car parks and empty construction sites. Utilising the cyclical patterns found in analogue machinery as a rhythmic device, Vacuum aim to destroy and rebuild constantly. Also on the night will be Kollaps and Simon J Karis.